Following is a timeline that shows key dates of the inquiry.

  1. Royal Commission announced

    3 December 2018

  2. Royal Commission established

    13 December 2018

  3. Call for public submissions

    7 February 2019

  4. Inaugural hearing

    15 February 2019

  5. Public hearings into the conduct of Ms Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police

    14 March 2019 to 21 February 2020

  6. Progress report delivered to government

    1 July 2019

  7. Public hearings into policy and practice

    7 May and 13 May 2020

  8. Counsel Assisting submissions provided

    26 June 2020

    To parties whose rights may be adversely affected to afford procedural fairness and give them the opportunity to make responsive submissions

  9. Counsel Assisting case studies provided to potentially affected persons

    Between 20 July and 25 August 2020

  10. Counsel Assisting submissions and first round of responsive submissions published

    1 September 2020

  11. Second round of responsive submissions published

    18 September 2020

  12. Counsel Assisting reply submissions published

    28 September 2020

  13. Final report delivered to government

    30 November 2020

Reviewed 07 December 2020